Bug 35920

Summary:	No reference to adding the /etc/init.d/hostname to the runlevel default
Product:	[OLD] Docs-user	Reporter:	Bill Chmura <bill>
Component:	Handbook	Assignee:	Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) <swift>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	docs-team
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1&chap=8
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Bill Chmura 2003-12-15 22:52:05 UTC

I am not sure if it is not needed in some installs, but me and at least one other person both had to perform it so our machines could identify themselves.

There is an entry for dnsdomainname, but none for rc-update add hostname default

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Read docs
2. Its not there
3.
Actual Results:  
The new machine can't get its own hostname 

Expected Results:  
rc-update add hostname default 

Like I said, maybe my machine is misconfigured somewhere else and I really should 
not need it, but I do...

Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-12-17 22:51:43 UTC

Bill, can you check if hostname is in the boot runlevel? It is on my PCs and I don't remember I did it manually.

Comment 2 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-12-20 01:22:42 UTC

The "hostname" init script is automatically added to the boot runlevel. It is listed in the rc-lists/boot file which is contained in the rc-scripts tarball of the baselayout package and installed by the baselayout ebuild.